Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities external link and the Library of Congress. Learn more

Download & Play

Questions

Newspaper Page Text

ARGUS.VOL.XLV. HO. 3.EOCS ISLABD. ILL, SATURDAY, JAUTTAIIT 30.PBI03 TIHLE3 (IZ2T3.EQCKISLAND-5TREATY IS TREATED.Senate Through With Arbitration Agreement.MAKES SOME AMENDMENTS.On the Whole the Administration Measure is Approved.Dime Savings Bank in Chicago Suspends.Washington, Jan. 30. The senatecommittee on foreign relations retained consideration of the generalarbitration treaty between the UnitedStates and Great Britain. After an extended discussion it was agreed to report farorablj with amendment. Thecommittee sajs all except two of theamendments are merely rerbal. Oneof the two essential, strikes ont theclanae providing for the selection ofKing Oscar as the nnpire, leaving itto the two powers to select the umpirewhen necessary. The other important amendment is the addition of thefollowing to article one of the treaty:. "No question which affects theforeign or domestic policy of eitherof the contracting parties, or the relations of either with any other stateor power by treaty or otherwise,shall be subject to arbitration underthis treaty except by special agreement." This amendment receivedthe unanimous vote of the committee. The amendment eliminatingthe umpire clanae was agreed to 9to 1.Tho Land) BUI.The senate committee on postoflices and postroads concluded thehearing on the Loud bill repealingcertain provisions of the existinglaw in regard to second class matter.Gov. Cleaves, of Maine; H N.Wheeler, of the publishing firm ofHonghton, Mifflin A Co, o( Boston,and Hon. Norman J. Coleman, exsecrUry of sgriculture, spoke inopposition to tho bill. Toe lastnamed declared the bill to be againstthe interests of the farmers and western people generally.Tb SlulnTfwir.Washington, Jan. SO. SecretaryOlney and Sir Julian Panncefote today signed the convention for thedefinition by a commission of somuch of the boundary line betweenAlaska and the British possessions asIs marked by the 141st meridian.The treaty will be sont to the senate.It provides for a commission of fourmembers to bo agreed on hereafter.Under the terms of the treaty thecommission is to meet in Londoa orWashington.B.wlw for tha Dine Sarlnea.Chicago, Jan. 30. Judge Freemanbaa appointed Ralph Metcalt receiverfor the Dime Savings bank, one of theoldest and most prominent savinginstitutions in the city.The bank has been practically outof business since the failure of theAtlas National last month, when itwas compelled to enforce the 90-daywithdrawal clause. It has 4.000 depositors, to whom about 1360,000 isdne. It Is said that outside of deposits the bank does not owe overf 1,000, and that it has I125.0W) incash on hand.Heart Heading Crime.Gjsben, Utah, Jan. SO. A shocking murder and aniclde has occurredhere. Bartholomew Race killed hiswife while she was aick abed, andthen kl led himself with a revolverlie hal locked the older children ontof the house. The wife pleaded forher life, but he would not listen.Nine children remain, the yonngestbeing only three days old.Doeaeatle Tngstfy la Daavar.Denver, Jan. 30. Fred C. RIebe,aged 45 years, a fugitive from justice, shot and probably fatallywounded his wife this morning andthen killed himself. They have beenliving apart, and the shooting wsathe result of her refusal of reconelllation or to furnish him money to goto Omaha to answer a criminalcharge.WUeaa RafaMa ts Talk.Canton, Ohio, Jan. 30. Hon,James fc. v uson, ol Iowa, left forhome this morning. lie was veryreticent touching the results of hisvisit, bnt It was not difficult to inferfrom his talk that he is more thancabinet possibility and may acceptMe agricultural porttoao.Cabaa kkj Claartag.Madrid. Jan. SO. The Epocasaya words dropped by Gen. Azearraga, minister of war, point to thepossibility of the conclusion ot ar-raacemaxts with the Cuban Insurgentrshonly. AHiSbSlOlSM.Oregon, Jan. SO. Jamea B. Inkawas hanged thia morning for themurder of John Patterson la 1895.NO ROOM FOR THE 8PORTS.AatJ-Faol aemft Hill la tfca WI(feMm-FattttaMadison, Jan. SO. The anti-pool Belling bill was Introduced in the houseyesterday. It is the Milwaukee or-,d Inane made to cover the whole state.It simply makes pool-selling impossiblewhere it Is enforced. Pierce introducedone of the most remarkable petitionsever sent to the legislature. It was forthe passage of a bill prohibiting; themanufacture and sale of cigarettes andit made a bundle as heavy as a messenger boy could carry. The petitionwas in the form of a strip of clothISO feet long upon which were pastedpetitions from churches and societiesall over the state. It contained 12,000names, but as many of the churcheshad their petitions signed by the boardfor the whole church, it probably represents 100,000 people.Senator Tlmme's resolution looking toan investigation of the. university wasadopted in both houses, the assemblyconcurring In it under suspension ofthe rules. Senator Baxter introduceda long petition for wiping out "Idealpark." Several Important bills were introduced in the assembly, including oneby Tucker to authorise counties to build Jinuusmai scnoois.ABBREVATED TELEGRAMS.Two men rode up to Martin & Learyadrug store at Lehigh, I. T., and at thepoint of rifles relieved Martin of 1600.Mr. Gomez, who carries on a small jewelry business in the drug store, wascompelled to give up $104.Major McKlnley was 64 years old Friday and received many congratulatorytelegrams and letters.Two brothers named Henderson and anephew became involved in a quarrelat Charleston, Ills. One of the brotherswas killed and the other had his skullfractured.Obituary: At Cheyenne, Wyo., Mrs.Amelia B. Post, one of the leading woman suffragists of the state. At Davenport. Ia., Oscar A. Barker, 91. AtAnnapolis, Md., Surgeon General McParlln. U. S. A. At Pittsfleld.Ills., OtisHaskins, 78. At Charlevoix, Mich.,Richard Cooper. . At Muncle, Ind., Dr.Abner C. Jones, 47. At Fresno, Cal., C.W. Doten, of Neenah, Wis.Fire completely gutted the threestory brick building occupied by theLeavitt-McConnell & Co. wholesale grocery house, Youngstown, O. Loss onbuilding and contents, $60,000; insuranceabout one-half.The Indiana legislature has passeda resolution granting the use ot the hallof representatives to the supreme lodge.Knights of Pythias, for the biennialmeeting.The Chlcagodralnage board hasdecldedto ask permission of the legislature to levya tax of one-half of 1 per cent, for twoyears to raise funds for finishing thesanitary canal. This decision followedthe bankers' recommendation.The Tammany Hail committee on organization has elected William Sohmerus its chairman to succeed Henry D.Purroy.Within two years the Explorationcompany, of London, has invested nearly $160,000,000 in American mining property. Private Frederick Clinton. U. S. A.,was frozen to death in the streets ofWhitestone, L. I.Mrs. Elmer L. Schner was brutallyassaulted by an unknown negro whoentered her borne In Columbia, Pa., after her husband had left.Proposed Legislation for Michigan.Lansing. Mich., Jan. 30. Bills wereIntroduced In the house for the repealot the law providing for the collectionof statistics of cereal products: providing for a verdict in civil cases for damages, when nine of a Jury of twelverhall agree upon the amount; for thetaxation of palace, drawing room, sleeping and dining car companies by prorating the capital employed in Michiganwith that of the whole employed inNorth America as a basis: providingfor the Incorporation of Methodist Protestant Episcopal churches; providingfor the immediate printing of immediate effect laws; Joint resolution amending the constitution to provide forboards of county auditors.Halstead Preferred Alliaoa.Louisville. Jan. 30. In an Interviewhere Murat Halstead expressed strongdisapproval of the forthcoming appointment of Lyman J. Gage as secretary ofthe treasury. Continuing Halsteadsaid: "I can't see lust now how it cameinto the mind of the president-elect toappoint Gae-e. Mr. Gage has not beena straight Republican. His position Inme caoinet must be meant to be arecognition of the importance of thesupport to the Republican party by thegold Democrats." Halstead preferredjMuson.Woman Suffrage Conrentton Closes.Des Moines, la., Jan. 30. The Wornan Suffrage convention finished its worklast evening, with a celebration of thevictory In Idaho. Speeches were madeby Mrs. Colby, of Wyoming; Mrs. Bradford, of Colorado, and Mrs. Woods, otIdaho. Other remarks were made incidentally, and the convention adjourned to work without ceasing to addsuffrage states.Stats o t Onto. Citt or Toledo, ii mm-Freak J. Cheney nukes oath that ha ia tbaMotor partner el the Sna or F. J Cheney Co..doing bostrees ia tba eitj of Toledo, coaaty sadstate aforesaid, and that said Una will pay toeaa of OKI BUXOBf O DOLLARS for casksad every ears ot catarrh tkat eannolba cared bythe aae of HaH. Catarrh Care.F1L1JIK f. CHIITgT.eve ra to before ae sad sabaeribed ta bit presteea tab) Sth day of December, A. D. ISM.A.W.Noun PublicBan's Catarrh Cars I. take httaraallr aad actsdirect; oa the blood aad aucoea eartaces of tfcaayetaa. Scad for teettatoelila. free.F. J. CancT Co. Toledo, OatsLMi ay arscglrta. Be.THIRD MAN NAMEDMajor McKinley Offers Gen. Algerthe War Portfolio.THE HTCHISAir S0LDIEB ACCEPTS,Aad Three of the Cable Posts Asa VawFilled The General Decline So Talk afappointments aad Has Kotalag ta BayAbout tho McKlnley AdmlatetrattoaPalier Pepnltot Fiojiaona to Drop tbaFlgat far Free SUrer.Canton, C Jan. 30. "I have beentendered and have accepted the warportfolio."Thus spoke General Russell A. Alger, of Michigan, to the AssociatedPress representative yesterday afternoon. The general had just emergedWAOBKKKAL ALQEB.from the south parlor,, which is the conference room while Mrs. McKlnley isout of the city. He and Major McKinley had Just completed the interview inwhich the formal tender an acceptancewere passed. Without saying anythingmore on the subject the general turnedto several callers awaiting an audiencewith Major McKinley and then re-enteredthe parlor, where he remained until train time. At 4:15 he returned toCleveland to renew a conference of themorning with National Chairman Hanr.a, and will go thence to his home inTime It Was Offered.The Associated Press representativesaw him again at the station. In theconversation there the general said thatin this interview with Major McKinleythe first overtures were made to himin connection with the cabinet, and thatat no time before had Major McKlnleysaid anything directly or indirectly onthe subject. The general said that noneof the appointments of his departmenthad yet been disposed of or decidedupon and that it would be some timebefore any announcements in that linecould be made. The policy of the administration, he said, had not been considered, but even if it had he was toomuch of a soldier to announce the policy of his superiors.Oa Good Terms with Fherman.He also confirmed Senator Burrows'statement that the relations betweenhimself and Senator Sherman are entirely pleasant, and that the cabinet associations will be harmonious and allbranches of the administration in accord. Captain H. O. S. Heistand, of theSeventh regiment, O. N. G., who whileon furlough is attached to the McKinleyhousehold, was first lu his congratulations to the new head of the war department. He said: "You are now my chief.Allow me to congratulate you as mysuperior officer.""Tama Jim" Wlleoa Makes a CalkEx-Congressman James Wilson, familiarly known as "Tama" Jim Wilson,to distinguished him from Senator Wilson, who was in congress from thesame state at the same time, came toCanton yesterday. With Major McKinley and ex-State Librarian Joseph P.Smith he passed an hour in the private room. When seen by the Associated Press representative he wasasked if there was any statement hecould make regarding his visit to Canton or the gossip connecting him withthe cabinet as secretary of agriculture.He replied that there was nothing hecould say at present. It is believedhere, however, that he will shortly announce his acceptance of the agricultural portfolio.SKETCH OF THE WAR OFFICE HEADIs Ohio Bora, Like All Great Men, aad otBevolntloaary Stock.Detroit, Jan. 30. General Russell A.Alger was born in Lafayette township,Medina county, O.. Feb. 27. 1836. Hisgrandfather served in the revolutionarywar, and is claimed to have been adescendant of William the Conqueror.When 11 years of age both his parentsdied. For the next seven years heworked on s farm, earning money todefray his expenses at the Richfield,O., academy during the winters. Subsequently he taught school, and inMarch, 1837, entered a law office inAkron. Two years later he was admitted to the bar. He entered the law office of Otis & Coffinbury in Cleveland,but abandoned the practice of law thefollowing autumn on account of failinghealth, and moved to Grand Rapids,Mich, where he engaged in the lumberbusiness, and where in 1861 he marriedAnnette H. Henry.In 1861 Alger enlisted .in the SecondMichigan cavalry and was made captain of company C. He was woundedin the battle of Booneville, Miss. Owing to his part in this engagement hewas promoted to the rank of major. In1862 he became lieutenant colonel of theSixth Michigan cavalry, and in 1863was made colonel of the Fifth Michigan cavalry, his regiment being in Custer's famous brigade. In 1864 his healthinduced him to retire from the service.He was breveted brigadier and majorgeneral "for gallant and meritoriousservices." and was on private serviceIn 1863 and 164. receiving orders personally from President Lincoln.In 1865 he came to Detroit, where hehas since been extensively engaged inlumber and pine land business. General .Alger was elected governor ofSTMichigan In 1884, receiving a pluralityof 3,930 votes over Begole, fusionlst. Hisadministration of state affairs was considered highly successful. In 1888 hewas one ot the leading candidates forthe Republican nomination for president. The acrimony which developedbetween the Alger workers and thoaaot Senator Sherman, who was also acandidate, was intense, and the. breachof friendship caused thereby betweenthe general and senator is believed tobare oaly recently been healed.Genera! Alger served one term ascommander-in-chief of the G. A. R. Heis of exceptionally generous and kindly disposition and is especially belovedby the veterans and by his friends InMichigan. He has three sons and threedaughters.PEOPLE'S IXDEFEKDEKT FARTT.Woald Drop tho Silver Fight aad Oa ha farGovernment Paper Money.Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 30. Joseph A. Edgerton, secretary of the national committee of the People's Independent party, has issued an address in reply to theone recently made public by NationalCommitteeman G. F. Washburn, ofMassachusetts. Washburn recommendsthat the Populists drop the fight for silver and take up government issue ofpaper. money and government ownership of railroads. Edgerton says nochange is needed in, policy, as thesequestions are incidental In the Populistgeneral plan.The silver issue must not be abandoned. McKlnley's election was not thedeliberate verdict of the American people. The reform sentiment of the country is turning to the Populist programme in its entirety. The fight mustbe made over and the next time it willwin.Senator Elected in Washington.Olympia, Wash.. Jan. 30. George F.Turner, who Thursday night receivedthe caucus nomination for United Statessenator, was yesterday elected in jointsession of the legislature, receiving 68votes, eleven more than necessary toelect.BRAOSTREETS REVIEW OF TRADE.No Slga of tho Improvement la SoilnessThat Is Looked For.New Tork, Jan. SO. Bradstreets says:There has been a falling off in general trade, owing to the heavy fallot snow and cold weather. There is amoderate increase in distribution "ofheavy winter goods, but commercialtravelers very generally report thatbuyers are even more conservative thanearlier in the month, and that wholesale trading in January, except in linesspecified, is smaller than for years.Mercantile collections are interrupted,and the improvement looked for in ironand steel is not in sight. The most favorable feature of the business weekis the sudden and sharp falling off inthe total number of business failures inthe United States, the aggregate being 325 as compared with 429 last week,a decrease of 102.There have been Increased sales ofhides and leather, in some instances ofshoes, coal, fertilizers and southern pigiron for export. The downward movement of prices for some of the moreimportant staples continues conspicuous, notably for flour, wheat, oats, lard,coffee, petroleum, turpenrlne and tinplate. Quotations for Indian corn, pork,sugar, cotton and print cloths are practically unchanged. Concessions havebeen made In prices for Iron and steel,yet quotations are nominally unchanged. To Care a Cold la One Day.Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drucerists refund themoney if it fails to cure. 25 centaCascarets stimulate liver, kidneysand bowels Never sicken, weakenor (rripe; 10 cents.Absolutely Pure.Celebrated for ita great toaTenlns strengthand healtbfalne. . Astarea the food againstalam and all forma of adaltcratica commonto the cheap brands.BoveakUxoM PowDBaCc. Be Yorka BUSTOra Tour ova Ilomt and Ha t II Inturtd.Reldy Bros.Real Estate,Insurance and Loans.Boons i,- afiecwaU ft Lynda bng.Telephone Wits '"- .. .g - - a iNOT BANKRUPT!But the greatest of all Clothing Sales ever inaugurated in RockIsland. No use of your buyin? old style, poorly made, shelfworn, moth-eaten dothing that is the accumulations of from IS to20 years, when you can buy at the London first class, stylish, wellmade suits and overcoats for less money. Compare prices andgoods with other sales. Sale commences Thursday morning, Jan.28MEN'S SUITS, WORTH $S. FOR I I I l $IOoMEN'S'SUITS. WORTH $6 TO $7, FOR $350MEN'S SUITS. WORTH $8 to $10, FOR - - . - $500MOTH EATEJa Q-OOZDS.BOYS LONG PANT SUITS, 14 to 19, WORTH $3.50, FOR - - $1.50BOYS' LONG PANT SUITS, 14 to 19. WORTH $5. FOR - - - $j.5oBOYS' LONG PANT SUITS, 14 to 19. WORTH $7 and $8, FOR - - $3.90OVERCOATS WORTH $S TO $12 FOB $5GOOD COMFORTABLE MEN S OVERCOATS FOR - - $i.isBOYS' UNDERWEAR, WORTH 35c, FOR - - - - 16cWOOLEN MITTS, WORTH 25c, FOR .... . . llcWOOLEN SOX, WORTH aoc, FOR 8cTo make this our greatest sale we have cut deep in all departments, We undersell evcybody.YourgTifsiagBiPItlgnalMoney'sr335333WorthOn every purchaseat the DavenportFurniture Carpet Co.It PaysTo trade where theassortment Is the best.It PaysTo trade where thedesigns are the latest.It PaysTo trade where thequality Is guaranteed.It PaysTo trade where pricesare the lowestIt PaysTo trade at theDavit FiaimrfiHarp Co.,Sti, 126, 838 Bradj BUDAVENPOBTr uuWe HaveOF THIS STYLE OF SHOES INMEN'S WEAR.Per Cenf Reduction-ONTO GET THEM OUT$249 For Our $300 Lines! $3.20 For Our $403 Lines$2.80 For Our $3.50 Lines I $4.00 For Our $500 LinesEVERY PAIRAlwaysoaa . rAKDOff.pnnmon a sonPainters and DacoratoraFIFO IUE C1LU.iinirnimIJvJ ternToo ManyOUtt-$3, 3,50 4 tli $5 SfcttSQUICK AND THIS MEANSGUARANTEED.Plsasa: :Shop 419 Seventeenth street.3K